### David Lee's Genre Classification Scheme
### Written texts: 46 genres
Code | Description
W:ac:humanities_arts | academic prose: humanities
W:ac:medicine | academic prose: medicine
W:ac:nat_science | academic prose: natural sciences
W:ac:polit_law_edu | academic prose: politics law education
W:ac:soc_science | academic prose: social & behavioural sciences
W:ac:tech_engin | academic prose: technology computing engineering
W:admin | adminstrative and regulatory texts, in-house use
W:advert | print advertisements
W:biography | biographies/autobiographies
W:commerce | commerce & finance, economics
W:email | e-mail sports discussion list
W:essay:school | school essays
W:essay:univ | university essays
W:fict:drama | excerpts from two modern drama scripts
W:fict:poetry | single- and multiple-author collections of poems
W:fict:prose | novels & short stories
W:hansard | Hansard/parliamentary proceedings
W:institut_doc | official/govermental documents/leaflets company annual reports etc.; excludes Hansard
W:instructional | instructional texts/DIY
W:letters:personal | personal letters
W:letters:prof | professional/business letters
W:misc | miscellaneous texts
W:news_script | TV autocue data
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:arts | broadsheet national newspapers: arts/cultural material
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:commerce | broadsheet national newspapers: commerce & finance
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:editorial | broadsheet national newspapers: personal & institutional editorials & letters-to-the-editor
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:misc | broadsheet national newspapers: miscellaneous material
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:report | broadsheet national newspapers: home & foreign news reportage
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:science | broadsheet national newspapers: science material
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:social | broadsheet national newspapers: material on lifestyle leisure belief & thought
W:newsp:brdsht_nat:sports | broadsheet national newspapers: sports material
W:newsp:other:arts | regional and local newspapers: arts
W:newsp:other:commerce | regional and local newspapers: commerce & finance
W:newsp:other:report | regional and local newspapers: home & foreign news reportage
W:newsp:other:science | regional and local newspapers: science material
W:newsp:other:social | regional and local newspapers: material on lifestyle, leisure, belief & thought
W:newsp:other:sports | regional and local newspapers: sports material
W:newsp:tabloid | tabloid newspapers
W:non_ac:humanities_arts | non-academic/non-fiction: humanities
W:non_ac:medicine | non-academic: medical/health matters
W:non_ac:nat_science | non-academic: natural sciences
W:non_ac:polit_law_edu | non-academic: politics law education
W:non_ac:soc_science | non-academic: social & behavioural sciences
W:non_ac:tech_engin | non-academic: technology, computing, engineering
W:pop_lore | popular magazines
W:religion | religious texts, excluding philosophy
### Spoken texts: 24 genres
Code | Description
S:brdcast:discussn | TV or radio discussions
S:brdcast:documentary | TV documentaries
S:brdcast:news | TV or radio news broadcasts
S:classroom | non-tertiary classroom discourse
S:consult | mainly medical & legal consultations
S:conv | face-to-face spontaneous conversations
S:courtroom | legal presentations or debates
S:demonstratn | ‘live’ demonstrations
S:interview | job interviews & other types
S:interview:oral_history | oral history interviews/narratives, some broadcast
S:lect:commerce | lectures on economics commerce & finance
S:lect:humanities_arts | lectures on humanities and arts subjects
S:lect:nat_science | lectures on the natural sciences
S:lect:polit_law_edu | lectures on politics, law or education
S:lect:soc_science | lectures on the social & behavioural sciences
S:meeting | business or committee meetings
S:parliament | BNC-transcribed parliamentary speeches
S:pub_debate | public debates, discussions, meetings
S:sermon | religious sermons
S:speech:scripted | planned speech, whether dialogue or monologue
S:speech:unscripted | more or less unprepared speech, whether dialogue or monologue
S:sportslive | ‘live’ sports commentaries and discussions
S:tutorial | university-level tutorials
S:unclassified | miscellaneous spoken genres